Alongside Temenos, Kapoor is also known for his Orbit sculpture and observation tower, next to London’s Olympic Stadium.

The passport designs were developed by the Passport Office in consultation with designers and printers and authorised by ministers.

As well as William Shakespeare, John Constable and Kapoor, the new book features architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, artist Sir Antony Gormley, computer pioneer Charles Babbage and John Harrison, a clockmaker who invented the marine timekeeper.

Other pages are devoted to Stephenson’s Rocket - the world’s first modern steam locomotive, the London Underground, Shakespeare’s Globe theatre and cultural festivals such as Caribbean carnivals and Chinese New Year.